Improved wagon-standard



G. RICHARDS.

Wagon Standard.

No. 94,340. Patented Aug. 31, 1869.

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Letters Patent No. 94,340, dated August 31,1869.

IMPROVEIJ WAGON-STANDARD.

'lhe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thenine.

To all whom it may concernr Be it known that I, Gnonen RICHARDS, of Richland Centre, in the county of Richland, and in the- State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in wagon Bolsters anddo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand to thelet-ters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction ofawagon-bolster, with hinged or pivoted stakes, so that the stakes can beeasily moved from their vertical position for the purpose of taking offor putting on the wagon-body, rolling .on logs, Sic.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section;

Figure 3 is an end view; and

Figure 4, a vertical section.

A represents a wagon-bolster, provided at the end with a metal cap, B.

At the lower end of the cap'B is a bolt, C, passing through'the same,which bolt is at its inner end provided with a flange or projection, D,which prevents the bolt from coming out.

At the outer end of said bolt is an can-E, which isinserted between twoears at the lower end of the stake F, and a. pin passing through thesame, effectually pivots the stake to the bolster.

Through the lower end oi the stake F, above the point where it ispivoted, a bolt, G, is passed, which, inside of the stake, is surroundedby a spiral spring,

a. One end of this spring is attached to the stake,

and the other end to the bolt, so that the spring holds the bolt in oneposition, and if the bolt is turned, then the spring will bring it backto its first position.

The inner end of the bolt G is provided with projections, b b, whichcatoh on the inside of the cap B, the bolt entering through the slot 0,seen in fig. 3.

This slot is elongated, so that when the bolt is turned the projectionsb b may enter the same, and the spring turn them to catch on the insideof the cap, and thus hold the stake in an upright position.

On each side of the bolt G, in the stake I isa projection, d, which fitsinto a recess, 0, in the cap, as seen in fig. 2.

When the bolt G is unlocked and withdrawn from the cap, it will be seenthat the stake F will not only turn over forward, but may also be letdown to either side.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Pivoting the stake of a wagon-bolster to a bolt which is itselfpivoted'in a cap on the end of said bol ster, allowing the stake to belowered in any direction desired, substantially as herein set forth;

2. Securing the stake F in an upright position to the cap B on the endof the bolster A, by means of the bolt G, having projections b b, andoperated by the spring a, all substantially as shown and described.

3. The arrangement of the cap B, having slot 0 and recesses e e,'withthe bolt 0, car E, stake F, bolt G, spring a, and projections d d, allsubstantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 9th day of April, 1869.

a GEORGE RICHARDS.

Witnesses: H. A. EASTLAND, A. G; EASTLAND.

